Strategic Leader, Labor & Employee Relations

IMDiversity; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework (1 day/week)

Job summary

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seeking a Senior Director of Labor and Employee Relations to oversee policy interpretation, collective bargaining, and strategic leadership for its represented workforce across MTA HQ and agencies. Reporting to the Chief Labor and Employee Relations Officer, this role directs negotiations and compliance to ensure efficient operations.

Based at 2 Broadway, New York, NY, the position offers telework eligibility (one day per week) and requires extensive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Labor or Industrial Relations or related major.
• Minimum 13 years of experience in employee and/or labor relations, including arbitration, collective bargaining, dispute resolution, and developing workplace policies and training programs.
• Minimum 5 years managing a diverse staff.
• Minimum 5 years of in‑depth knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreements and their application as they apply to MTA policies and procedures.
• Minimum 5 years of familiarity with drafting and preparation of Contracts and Proposals.
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) in Labor or Industrial Relations, Public Administration, Urban Policy and Planning, or related field.
• JD in Related Field.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and interpretation of the current labor agreements, work practices, policies, and procedures; and advice, counsel, and risk assessment to departmental heads for MTA‑HQ’s represented workforce.
• Interact and direct employee and labor relations staff on all facets of employee‑related issues involving implementing corrective actions and practices for represented employees within MTA‑HQ.
• Lead and direct multiple support activities for grievance, discipline, arbitration processes, and other dispute resolution functions as needed for represented staff within MTA‑HQ.
• Collaborate on Employee & Labor Relations Strategies to achieve MTA's long‑term plan for efficiency, with attention to the represented employee concerns and agreements.
• Collaborate with Agency Employee and Labor Relations leads to ensure consistent application of policies, procedures, practices, and labor agreements across the MTA.
• Serve as lead Employee & Labor Relations staff at inter‑agency meetings as required.
• Direct internal workforce investigations referred by MTA IG, MTA DDCR/EEO, MTA Corporate Compliance, NYS Ethics and Commissions, and DOL for MTA‑HQ’s represented workforce.
• Directs and oversees all employee relations functions for MTAHQ’s represented workforce, including providing strategic advice and recommending solutions to a wide range of employee and labor relations issues and disputes/complaints.
• Cultivate, maintain, and grow positive working relationships with labor unions across the MTA, advocating for represented staff concerns while balancing organizational objectives.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Labor or Industrial Relations or related major

Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) in Labor or Industrial Relations, Public Administration, Urban Policy and Planning, or related field

JD in Related Field

Job description

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seeking a Senior Director of Labor and Employee Relations to oversee policy interpretation, collective bargaining, and strategic leadership for its represented workforce across MTA HQ and agencies. Reporting to the Chief Labor and Employee Relations Officer, this role directs negotiations and compliance to ensure efficient operations.

Based at 2 Broadway, New York, NY, the position offers telework eligibility (one day per week) and requires extensive